2008 Regular Session
Comptroller
Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 74
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Bohanan and Wood
- Entitled
- St. Mary's County - Limited Wineries - Special Event Permits
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Ross
- Entitled
- Income Tax - Credit for Low Impact Development
- Committee
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House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Hubbard, Hammen, Pendergrass, Beitzel, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Kach, Kipke, Kullen, McDonough, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon
- Entitled
- Lead-Containing Children's Products - Prohibition
- Committee
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House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance and Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Glenn
- Entitled
- Construction Industry Employee Misclassification Act
- Committee
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House: Economic Matters and Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Tarrant, Barve, Braveboy, Cane, Conaway, Glenn, Hammen, Harrison, Ivey, Kipke, Kullen, Montgomery, Oaks, Pendergrass, Reznik, Riley, Robinson, Stukes, V. Turner, Valderrama, Walker, and Weldon
- Entitled
- Medical Assistance Programs and Maryland Children's Health Program - Statements on State-Issued Check Stubs
- Committee
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House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Ross, Barnes, Howard, Hubbard, Kaiser, Elmore, Hixson, Doory, Bartlett, Barve, Cardin, Frick, George, Gilchrist, Ivey, Jennings, Krebs, Serafini, Murphy, Olszewski, Rice, Stukes, F. Turner, and Walker
- Entitled
- Income Tax - Credit for Cellulosic Ethanol Technology Research and Development
- Committee
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House: Ways and Means
Senate: Budget and Taxation
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Bates, Aumann, Frank, George, Impallaria, Kipke, McComas, Miller, Sossi, and Stocksdale
- Entitled
- Great Schools Tax Credit Program
- Committee
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House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Chair, Judiciary Committee (By Request - Departmental - Comptroller)
- Entitled
- Comptroller - Field Enforcement Bureau - Law Enforcement Authority
- Committee
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House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Kullen, Beitzel, Bohanan, G. Clagett, Conway, Costa, DeBoy, Dwyer, Elmore, Jameson, Jennings, Krebs, Levy, Mathias, O'Donnell, Proctor, Rudolph, Stull, and Weldon
- Entitled
- Maryland Estate Tax - Exclusion for Qualified Agricultural Property
- Committee
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House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Ali, Bobo, and Gutierrez
- Entitled
- Special Session Legislative Campaign Finance Reform Act
- Committee
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House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates McIntosh, Barve, Bobo, Bronrott, Cane, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Frush, Glenn, Howard, Hucker, Lafferty, Manno, Montgomery, Niemann, Stein, and Burns
- Entitled
- Vehicle Laws - Speed Monitoring Systems - Statewide Authorization and Use in Highway Work Zones
- Committee
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House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Rudolph, Love, James, Barnes, Branch, Braveboy, Bronrott, Dumais, Elmore, Feldman, Frick, Glenn, Griffith, Guzzone, Haynes, Kullen, Lafferty, Mathias, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Sophocleus, Stein, Stifler, Stukes, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, Vallario, and Walker
- Entitled
- BRAC Community Enhancement Act
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means and Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Rosenberg, Benson, Frush, Hubbard, Kullen, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, and V. Turner
- Entitled
- Maryland Human Relations Commission - Administrative and Civil Relief - Waiver of Sovereign Immunity
- Committee
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House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Delegates G. Clagett, Benson, DeBoy, Elmore, Haddaway, Hecht, Heller, Robinson, Shewell, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stocksdale, and Walkup
- Entitled
- Child Support Enforcement - Interception of Abandoned Property
- Committee
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House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Kullen
- Entitled
- Environment - Water Pollution Control Fund - Fertilizer Application Environmental Impact Fee
- Committee
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House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Griffith (Chair, Joint Committee on Pensions)
- Entitled
- State Retirement and Pension Systems - Investments
- Committee
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House: Appropriations
Senate: Budget and Taxation
- Sponsored By
- The Minority Leader and Delegates Eckardt, Elliott, Frank, Kipke, McComas, Miller, Norman, Shank, and Smigiel
- Entitled
- Video Slot Machines Revenues and Operations
- Committee
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House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Tarrant, Ali, Anderson, Barnes, Branch, Burns, Cane, Cardin, Carr, Doory, Dumais, Feldman, Frush, Guzzone, Harrison, Haynes, Hecht, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Jameson, King, Kirk, Krysiak, Levi, Love, Manno, Mathias, McComas, McDonough, McHale, McIntosh, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Norman, Oaks, Olszewski, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, Ramirez, Reznik, Rice, Rosenberg, Ross, Rudolph, Schuler, Simmons, Stukes, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, Vaughn, Waldstreicher, and Walker
- Entitled
- Cigars - Sales of Less Than Five Per Package - Prohibited
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Ali, Anderson, Aumann, Barkley, Barnes, Beidle, Benson, Bobo, Braveboy, Burns, Cane, Carr, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conaway, Costa, DeBoy, Dumais, Frick, Frush, Gaines, Glenn, Griffith, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Hammen, Haynes, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hixson, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, Impallaria, Ivey, James, Jones, Kach, Kaiser, Kirk, Kullen, Lafferty, Lee, Love, Manno, McDonough, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Pendergrass, Proctor, Ramirez, Reznik, Rice, Riley, Robinson, Rosenberg, Ross, Shewell, Simmons, Stukes, Tarrant, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, Vallario, Vaughn, Waldstreicher, Walker, and Weldon
- Entitled
- Education - Maryland Education Fund - Establishment and Funding
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters and Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Barve, Branch, Donoghue, and Cardin
- Entitled
- Corporate Income Tax - Reporting and Study
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
Senate: Budget and Taxation
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Schuler, Boteler, and Bromwell
- Entitled
- Alcoholic Beverages - Home Brewing Instructor's Permit
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Malone and DeBoy
- Entitled
- Alcoholic Beverages - Special Brewery Promotional Event Permit
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Chair, Appropriations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Juvenile Services)
- Entitled
- Department of Juvenile Services - Youth Welfare Funds
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Appropriations
Senate: Budget and Taxation
HB 737
Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Elliott, Bartlett, Bates, Benson, G. Clagett, Donoghue, Hammen, Hecht, Hubbard, Kipke, Krebs, Kullen, McKee, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Riley, Schuh, Stull, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon
- Entitled
- Health Care Coverage - Personal Responsibility
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Howard, Ivey, and V. Turner
- Entitled
- State Lottery - Unanticipated Revenues
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Proctor, Vallario, Anderson, Aumann, Bartlett, Bates, Beidle, Bohanan, Boteler, Burns, Carter, Conaway, Conway, DeBoy, Donoghue, Doory, Dumais, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Frush, Gaines, George, Glenn, Hammen, Harrison, Haynes, Healey, Heller, Holmes, Hubbard, Ivey, James, Jameson, Jennings, King, Krebs, Krysiak, Kullen, Levi, Levy, Malone, Mathias, McHale, McIntosh, McKee, Minnick, O'Donnell, Oaks, Robinson, Shank, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stocksdale, Stukes, Stull, Tarrant, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, Vaughn, Walker, Weir, and Wood
- Entitled
- Building Opportunities for All Students and Teachers (BOAST) in Maryland Tax Credit
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Cane (Chair, Task Force on Incentives for Agriculture) and Delegates Braveboy, Conway, Eckardt, Elmore, Haddaway, Haynes, Howard, Hubbard, Ivey, Jennings, Mathias, Montgomery, Morhaim, O'Donnell, Rudolph, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, Stull, and Walkup
- Entitled
- Incentives for Agriculture Act of 2008
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters and Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Delegates F. Turner, Doory, Gaines, Gilchrist, Guzzone, Haynes, Howard, Mizeur, Pendergrass, Reznik, and Taylor
- Entitled
- Commercial Law - Abandoned Property - Notice to Apparent Owners
- Committee
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House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Cardin, Ali, Barkley, Barnes, Benson, Bobo, Bronrott, Carr, V. Clagett, Doory, Feldman, Frush, Gutierrez, Healey, Heller, Hixson, Holmes, Howard, Hucker, Jones, Kaiser, Krysiak, Lee, Love, Manno, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Pendergrass, Proctor, Rosenberg, Schuler, Stein, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, and Waldstreicher
- Entitled
- Election Law - Public Campaign Financing Act for Candidates for the General Assembly
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Braveboy
- Entitled
- Commercial Law - Common Ownership Communities - Management Companies
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Cardin, Beitzel, Boteler, Bromwell, Donoghue, Frank, Kach, Kipke, Kullen, Manno, Minnick, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Ramirez, Riley, Tarrant, Weir, and Weldon
- Entitled
- Income Tax Exemption - Military Health Care Pensions - Health Care Workforce Shortage
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
HB 1153
Status as of April 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Hucker, Haynes, Manno, Olszewski, Reznik, and Ross
- Entitled
- Comptroller - Eligibility for the Maryland Medical Assistance Program or the Maryland Children's Health Program
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Niemann, Barnes, Beidle, Carr, V. Clagett, Frush, Haynes, Holmes, Hucker, Levi, Ross, and Stein
- Entitled
- Homeowner's Property Tax Credit - Administration
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Stein, Cardin, George, Morhaim, and Niemann
- Entitled
- Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Contributions to Volunteer Fire Companies
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Delegate G. Clagett
- Entitled
- Tax Credits for Energy Star Appliances and Solar Water Heaters
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Bartlett, Bates, Bromwell, DeBoy, Elliott, George, Guzzone, James, Jennings, Kipke, McComas, McConkey, McHale, Minnick, Morhaim, Norman, Schuh, Shank, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, Stifler, Stull, Weir, and Weldon
- Entitled
- Homestead Property Tax Credit
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Hucker, Ali, Aumann, Bobo, Cardin, Carr, V. Clagett, Frick, Gilchrist, Haddaway, Kullen, McComas, Mizeur, Montgomery, Niemann, Ross, Sossi, Stein, Taylor, F. Turner, Vallario, and Waldstreicher
- Entitled
- Alcoholic Beverages - Direct Wine Shipper's License
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Rosenberg
- Entitled
- Income Tax - Earned Income Tax Credit - Noncustodial Parent
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Mizeur, Hammen, Benson, Donoghue, Elliott, Gutierrez, Hixson, Howard, Ivey, Kipke, Lafferty, McIntosh, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Reznik, Schuh, Bromwell, Costa, Hubbard, Kullen, Montgomery, Oaks, V. Turner, Weldon, Hucker, Bartlett, Barve, Cardin, Doory, Elmore, Frick, George, Gilchrist, Jennings, Kaiser, Krebs, Murphy, Olszewski, Rice, Ross, Serafini, Stukes, F. Turner, and Walker
- Entitled
- Kids First Act
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations and Ways and Means
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Valderrama, V. Turner, and Walker
- Entitled
- Business Regulation - Tobacco Paraphernalia
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
HB 1511
Status as of April 4, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee and Chair, Ways and Means Committee (By Request - Departmental - Veterans Affairs)
- Entitled
- Maryland Veterans Trust Fund
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations and Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)
- Entitled
- Maryland Health Care Provider Rate Stabilization Fund - Allocations to and Disbursements from the Medical Assistance Program Account
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Cardin, Burns, Harrison, Hubbard, Ivey, Krysiak, Rosenberg, Taylor, and Waldstreicher
- Entitled
- Criminal Law - Flavored Cigars and Cigarettes - Prohibition on Sale
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Miller
- Entitled
- Business Regulation - Motor Fuel - Below Cost Sales
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Senator Harris
- Entitled
- Commercial Law - Abandoned Property - Notice to Apparent Owners
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Senators Forehand and Jones
- Entitled
- Budget Financing Act
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Senators Pugh, Conway, Della, Exum, Gladden, Jones, Kelley, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Raskin, and Stone
- Entitled
- Lead-Containing Children's Products - Prohibition
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Senator Haines
- Entitled
- Maryland Estate Tax - Exclusion for Family Farm or Family-Owned Business
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
- Sponsored By
- Chair, Finance Committee (By Request - Departmental - Comptroller)
- Entitled
- Comptroller - Cigarette Business Licenses - Grounds for Disciplinary Action
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Dyson, DeGrange, Astle, Conway, Currie, Della, Forehand, Lenett, Madaleno, Peters, Rosapepe, Simonaire, and Klausmeier
- Entitled
- BRAC Community Enhancement Act
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
House: Ways and Means and Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Senator Kasemeyer
- Entitled
- Interest Rate on Tax Deficiencies and Refunds
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
- Sponsored By
- Senators Kasemeyer, Astle, Brinkley, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Edwards, Frosh, Garagiola, Jones, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Middleton, Munson, Peters, Robey, Stoltzfus, Stone, Colburn, Dyson, Glassman, Harris, Kelley, Pipkin, and Simonaire
- Entitled
- Homestead Property Tax Credit
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Senator Muse
- Entitled
- Business Regulation - Tobacco Paraphernalia
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senators DeGrange, Brinkley, Currie, Della, Dyson, King, Klausmeier, McFadden, Miller, Munson, Peters, Robey, Stoltzfus, and Stone
- Entitled
- Building Opportunities for All Students and Teachers (BOAST) in Maryland Tax Credit
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Senators Currie and McFadden
- Entitled
- Tobacco Tax - Moist Snuff
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Senator McFadden (Chair, Joint Committee on Pensions) and Senators Currie, Kasemeyer, Kramer, Munson, and Robey
- Entitled
- State Retirement and Pension Systems - Investments
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
House: Appropriations
- Sponsored By
- Senator Dyson (Chair, Task Force on Incentives for Agriculture)
- Entitled
- Incentives for Agriculture Act of 2008
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation and Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators King, Currie, DeGrange, Edwards, Forehand, Garagiola, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kramer, Madaleno, Munson, Peters, Raskin, Robey, and Stoltzfus
- Entitled
- Corporate Income Tax - Reporting and Study
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Senators Astle, Forehand, Jacobs, and Middleton
- Entitled
- Tourism Promotion Act of 2008
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation
House: Economic Matters and Appropriations
- Sponsored By
- Senators Garagiola, Raskin, Colburn, King, Lenett, and Madaleno
- Entitled
- Motor Fuel Tax - Exemptions for Biodiesel - Government Vehicles
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
- Sponsored By
- Senator Frosh
- Entitled
- Lawyers - Payment of Taxes and Unemployment Insurance Contributions
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Senator Middleton
- Entitled
- Maryland Estate Tax - Exclusion for Qualified Agricultural Property
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
- Sponsored By
- Senator Raskin
- Entitled
- Maryland Human Relations Commission - Administrative and Civil Relief - Waiver of Sovereign Immunity
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Senators Kelley, Conway, Exum, Garagiola, Pugh, Raskin, Rosapepe, and Stone
- Entitled
- Commercial Law - Common Ownership Communities - Management Companies
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
SB 593
Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Pinsky, Brochin, Frosh, Jones, King, Madaleno, Peters, Raskin, Robey, and Rosapepe
- Entitled
- Election Law - Public Campaign Financing Act for Candidates for the General Assembly
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 616
Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Raskin, Astle, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Glassman, Jacobs, Kelley, King, Lenett, Madaleno, and Pugh
- Entitled
- Alcoholic Beverages - Direct Wine Shipper's License
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 716
Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Klausmeier, Brochin, Colburn, and Stone
- Entitled
- Alcoholic Beverages - Home Brewing Instructor's Permit
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Brinkley, Colburn, Jacobs, and Munson
- Entitled
- Maryland Estate Tax - Returns
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
- Sponsored By
- Senators Brinkley and Kittleman
- Entitled
- Public Education - Bridge to Excellence - Video Lottery Terminals
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
- Sponsored By
- Senators Conway, Dyson, Gladden, Jones, and McFadden
- Entitled
- Kids First Act
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation
- Sponsored By
- Senator Astle
- Entitled
- Commercial Law - Maryland Cigarette Sales Below Cost Act - Repeal
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senators Peters, Currie, and Garagiola
- Entitled
- Property Tax Assessments - Local Ordinance Imposing Rent Restrictions or Affordability Requirements - Study and Report
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
- Sponsored By
- Senators Pugh and Harrington
- Entitled
- Education - Maryland Education Fund - Establishment and Funding
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance and Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senator Jones
- Entitled
- State Individual Income Tax - Surcharge on Higher Incomes
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
